What is 7 minus 1/9?

Looking for the result of 7 - 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7 by 1/9?

7 1 − 1 9 = (7 × 9) − (1 × 1) 1 × 9 = 62 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 1 = 1
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 1 = 62
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/9

The result of subtracting 7/1 and 1/9 is : 62/9 (or 6.8888888888889 in its decimal form)